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Unforgiving Hearts Harden the Soul

A Heart Doesn’t Have to Be Soft to be Warm What causes people to be unforgiving?  Have you every asked yourself that?  Do you ever wonder or do you just accept that unforgiveness is a part of life or your right to do so? We know that at the core …

Defining Moments

Acknowledge Your Defining Moments “This post was originally published on Smart Healthy Women on March 17, 2015.” Defining moments refer to that very instant that you realize your life will change forever.   They are the epiphanies that shine a light on a specific purpose. You spend your entire life doing the …

Inspiration Comes From Action

Want to Be Inspired? I just love when God gives me these awesome nuggets.  As I was sitting around the other day wondering where my motivation had gone he gave me this:  “Inspiration comes from actions that you take.”  Boom!  There it was the obvious answer to my lack of …

Comfort Zone

The Comfort Zone

The Ever Present Comfort Zone In the comments section of a blog post that I read the other day, someone mentioned that they had stepped out of their comfort zone.  Immediately a blog post started circulating in my head and this is the result. The term “comfort zone” is a situation …

Tweet

What the Tweet is Going On?

Confessions of the Tweet-less Yeah, I admit it.  I don’t get Twitter so I’m on a quest to increase my Twitter presence and knowledge base about all things Twitterville.  I understand the part about the 140 character limitation, but what I don’t understand is how to use those limitations to build relationships …

Visionary 40 Strong

I Am Woman Network Visionary 40 The power and energy of the I Am Woman Network Grand Launch was amazing and so is the power and energy of the V40.  Imagine a group of 40 committed, passionate and determined women who trust God enough to follow the vision he has …

Character

Cash or Character?

Getting Our Priorities Straight A few weeks ago, I was browsing the archives of Our Daily Bread, and I happened to run across the following under the tag humility: “If you’d rather have cash than character, if your credit cards are maximized and your righteousness is minimized, if you’ve become …

Why I Am Not Done

Why I Am Not Done by Guest Writer Sreelatha Meleth Most people, who look at my life from the outside, would consider it pretty perfect, and they would not be very wrong. In my marriage of 35 years, I am still learning and growing in the relationship. We have a good income, two …

Learning to Forgive Ourselves

Learning to Forgive Ourselves How long do we walk around carrying our own burden of un-forgiveness?  The answer in most cases is – Too Long!  Sometimes forgiveness of others comes easier than forgiveness of ourselves.  It is noble and wise to be convicted of our wrong doings, but to wallow …

Taking Ownership of Other’s Anger

Anger:  A Living, Breathing Thing Have you ever been angry for so long that the anger intensifies into what seems like a living, breathing thing?  The anger seems to take on a life of its own right along side of you.  Even more disturbing is that it takes on a …

I Am a Woman of Vision

To Visionary Women Everywhere It is my best recollection that I have been a Woman of Vision since the early to mid-90’s.  Let me be clear, these visions are not of my own doing.  Oh no, far from it.  Anytime I get an idea in my head that comes along …

2015 Daily Dose of Gratitude

Don’t Resolve. Reset!

Doggone it.  It’s that time of year again where we’ll soon commit or recommit to a goal that we set at exactly the same time last year.  Yes, I’m talking about the tried and not so true New Year’s Resolution.  What will it be this year:  lose weight, eat healthier, …

Are You Busy Being Busy?

Are You Really Too Busy? Sometimes I have to ask myself the question:  Are You Busy Being Busy? True enough, I always have a lot going on, but am I really too busy to take time out for what’s really important (i.e. family, friends, me time)?  Well occasionally I am, but …

Where Does Time Go?

My How Time Flies Time just seems to escape us on occasion.  It’s been over a month since I’ve written a blog post and the title of it was “It’s Always Something.”  I find that ironic since the tune of this post, and that one are in sync.  There is …

It’s Always Something: Doubt. Fear. Life Interuppted.

Roseanne Rosannadanna In the days when I used to watch Saturday Night Live, Gilda Radner’s character would always crack me up.  I always looked forward to her sketches. Many of you will remember her famous line “it’s always something.” No matter how many times I heard her utter those words, it …